Russia takes photos of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, possibly to launch strikes – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has stated that Russia uses Chinese satellites to take photos of Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs), possibly to prepare strikes on nuclear facilities.

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview for ABC News

Quote: "The recent information is that Russia has been using Chinese satellites and taking photos of the details of the objects on nuclear facilities. And in our experience, if Russia takes photos of certain objects, then there is a threat of strikes against the nuclear objects."

Details: Zelenskyy stated that he will share the information Ukraine had with the leaders of the countries-participants of the UN General Assembly this week.

Background: At the beginning of September Zelenskyy met with Rafael Grossi, CEO of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). During the meeting the strengthening of nuclear security in Ukraine was discussed, specifically in the context of the inadmissibility of attacks on Ukrainian NPPs and other energy facilities. It was noted that a stable external power supply is critical to the security of nuclear power plants.

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